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abandonment
1 abandonment
The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
...memories of her father's complete abandonment of her.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2 abandonment
The abandonment of a piece of work or activity is the act of stopping doing it before it is finished.
Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
3 abandonment
The abandonment of an idea or way of thinking is the act of stopping having the idea or of stopping thinking in that way.
...the government's abandonment of the policy.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
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absence
1 absence absences
Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
...a bundle of letters which had arrived for me in my absence...
Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
N-VAR: with supp
* presence
2 absence
The absence of something from a place is the fact that it is not there or does not exist.
The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer.
In the absence of a will the courts decide who the guardian is.
N-SING: with supp
= lack * presence
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